http://assets.espn.go.com/i/tvlistings/tv_espn_original.gif en-us 10 ESPN Inc. http://espn.go.com/ Copyright 2010 ESPN Inc. Gary Bettman's 20 years as commissioner of the NHL have been full of ups and downs, writes Scott Burnside, but he's still leading the league to unprecedented heights.]]> January 31, 2013 06:01:42 PST NEW YORK -- It was still dark outside, and NHL commissioner Gary Bettman and defenseman Chris Campoli were chatting amiably in a ballroom in a Manhatt...]]> January 06, 2013 04:21:53 PST Sure, the NHL and NHLPA have reached a tentative deal and will start hockey soon, writes Scott Burnside. But at what cost?]]> January 06, 2013 01:37:33 PST A decided lack of meetings has led to speculation that the CBA talks are heading for a rough patch, just when it can least be afforded, writes Scott Burnside.]]> January 03, 2013 15:17:23 PST NEW YORK -- If there is one moment that captured the NHL lockout and all its foolishness, it was the tortured visage of commissioner Gary Bettman a li...]]> December 31, 2012 19:30:11 PST It's a game, people, something that most involved seem to have conveniently forgotten over the past months. It's time to play it. Before it's truly too late, writes Scott Burnside.]]> December 29, 2012 12:36:09 PST Sure, it's hard to remember now, but there were actually plenty of highs in the NHL during 2012, writes Scott Burnside.]]> December 18, 2012 09:25:43 PST The NHL and the NHLPA might do well do engage in a little history lesson before they continue to totter off down the road toward a war without winners, toward an escalating battle where what or who survives is completely unknown, writes Scott Burnside.]]> December 17, 2012 04:53:42 PST We keep saying the two sides are close. Many players, agents, governors, coaches, lawyers and pretty much everyone outside the key figures on both ...]]> December 13, 2012 12:45:40 PST Scott Burnside still thinks the two sides will reconvene one last time to save a part of this season and bring a merciful end to this exercise in silliness, but he's been wrong before.]]> December 10, 2012 04:44:30 PST Labor negotiations brought high drama to New York on Thursday night, writes Scott Burnside.]]> December 06, 2012 17:42:17 PST NEW YORK -- As the pinprick of light on the black canvas of the NHL lockout threatens to become a full-fledged beacon of light, already there is a rus...]]> December 05, 2012 14:31:26 PST If anyone imagines that the progress in labor talks made this week will end up seeing Gary Bettman given the bum's rush out of the NHL's New York offices, they will be sadly mistaken, writes Scott Burnside.]]> December 05, 2012 11:36:33 PST The final and most costly stop on the wild lockout train should be union decertification, writes Scott Burnside.]]> December 03, 2012 03:47:02 PST Bringing in a third party to CBA negotiations won't cause a miracle if both sides continue to dig in their heels, writes Scott Burnside.]]> November 26, 2012 12:14:06 PST